Advertising-envelop.



F. G. SHUMAN.

AUVERUSING ENVELOP.

APPLlcATxon msu No'v. 3o. 1914.

ver rl! /l nventor Attorneys Patented N 0V.

ooe HUTEL JOHN DOE.

OPEN HERE DOE HOTEL JOHN DOE li d Cil

FRANK G. SHUMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ADVERTISING-ENVELOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

Application led November 30, 1914. Serial No. 874,799.

To 117/ wlw/)z it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK G. SHUMAN, a citizen ot' the United States,reslding at Chicago. in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful .\dvertising-Envelop, of whlch the followingis a specification.

lhe present invention appertalns to envelops, and aims to provide anovel advertising envelop. A

It is the object of this invention. to provide an envelop of uniqueconstruction, and inclosing an advertising insert or slip, which is soconcealed as not to be observed, and whereby the envelops may beemployed by hotels for use -by their patrons, or guests, so that theletters or envelops being mailed, will carry with them, one of theadvertising inserts or slips, the envelop being of such consti-action,that when it is opened, the insert or slip will be removed with theletter or contents of the envelop, and the reclplent will have theimpression that the wrlter 1nclosed the 'advertising matter, so that .inthis manner the expense of the envelops will be made up by accomplished.

It is also the object of the invention, to provide an advertisingenvelop of the nature indicated, which will be comparatively simple andinexpensive in construction and manufacture, and which will convenientlyand eiiieiently serve its intended purposes, the envelop being providedwith means whereby it may be readily opened and the insert or slipwithdrawn with the letter or contents, although the insert or slip isconcealed prior to the sealing. ofthe envelop.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention. Y

The invention is ferro-d embodiment drawing, wherein A Figure l is aplan view of the blank from which the envelop is folded, andillustrating the insert or slip applied thereto to be foldthe publicityor advertising illustrated in its prein the accompanying sealing flap 4,while the ends of the back l are provided with front 2 are cent the foldline between the back 1 and flaps 5. The ends of the front 2, and thoseends of the flaps 5, adjacent the thereof.

In folding the blank to form the envelop, an insert or slip 7 bearingsuitable advertising matter or data, is placed upon the inner side ofthe front 2, as suggested in Fig. l, and the inner flap 3 is then foldedupon the insert or slip 7, and the back and front of the blank are thenfolded together, The fiaps 5 are then folded over and pasted orotherwise secured to the front 2, to complete the pocket for receivingthe letter or other matter to be mailed or delivered. The closure orsealin flap 4 is left open, and is provided with g ue or adhesivematerial, in order that it may be swung over the mouth of the envelop,to overlap and adhere to the front 2. Vhen the envelop is completed, itwill be noted that the notches 6 of the front 2, lie between the foldline between the back and front and the ends of the aps 5, so that apencil or envelop opener may be readily inserted into one of the notches6- for severing the envelop at the fold line between the front and back.In this connection it is to be noted that the notches 6 are provided inthe front or one side of the envelop only, whereby the back or otherside of the envelop assists in running or insertlng the pencil, envelopopener, or other implement between the sides of the envelop, and itbeing further noted that the ends of the flaps 5 also materially assistin the proper insertion of the implement into the envelop for tearing orcutting the same open.

lhen the envelop said fold line, terminate short is completed, it willcontain the insert or slip 7 therein, the insert or slip being soconcealed or hidden, as not to be observed by the user, the inner flap 3extending downward over the insert provided with notches 6 adjaor* slip,to conceal the same even though the user looks into the envelop beforeor during the insertion of the letter or contents. The insert or slip 7is preferably constructed of the same material as the 'envelop proper,having the same color and thickness, so that the presence of the insertor slip within theV envelop cannot be readily detected.. Then, when theletter or contents are inserted, between the back l and flap 3 and front2, the flap 4 may be moistened and .sealed over the front 2, and theenvelop then posted or mailedu The front 2 is preferably providedl withsuitable lines or spaces for the name and address of the person to Whomthe letter is mailed or sent, and. with instructions adjacent thenotches 6 for assisting the receiver in opening the envelop properly.rlhe flap 4 may also contain the name of the hotel or other firm. orconcern using the envelops, and the outer face of the back l may containadvertising matter, if desired.

lVhen the envelop or letter is received, and the saine opened by theinsertion of a suitable implement into one of the notches 6, to cutthecorresponding edge of the envelop open, the insert or slip 7 will bewithdrawn with the letter or contents, and the receiver will be giventhe impression that the personal sender or writer of the letter,inclosed the insert or slip. ln this n1anner, the envelops can befurnished gratuitously by hotels, to their guests or patrons, and thehotel will receive publicity or advertisement by the use of theenvelops, so as to compensate for the expense incurred. rllfhis willrender the present envelop desirable by :hotels and similarinstitutions, since they will be more willing to furnish the envelops topatrons, to the benefit and convenience of the patrons, and to the benetof the hotel by the publicity and advertising accruing from the use ofthe envelope. The advertising matter upon the insert or slip 7 may varywith the circumstances.

lt will be observed that the mouth portion, of the envelop isprovidedwith means for closing and concealing the insert or slip, whilethe opposite edge portion of the en velop is provided with means foropening the same, so that the insert or slip'will be removable with theletter or contents of the envelop.

The other advantages and capabilities of the present envelop will beobvious to those versed in the art, it is thought, Withoutfurtherrominent being deemed necessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:-

n advertising envelop embodying two sides, an advertising insert withinthe en velop and seated against one side thereof, the. said side of theenvelop having a iiap folded over the insert at the mouth 'of theenvelop to conceal the insert, the other side of the envelop havingflaps folded over and secured to the first mentioned side andterrninatirmT short of that edge of the envelop remote from the mouththereof, the second mentioned side of the envelop having a closure Hapfoldable over the mouth thereof and attachable to the first mentionedside, and the irst mentioned side of the envelop having notches betweenthe said edge of the envelop and the first mentioned flaps of the secondmentioned side of the envelop, whereby the said edge of the envelop maybe readily cut open by the insertion of an implement and the insertwithdrawn with the contents of the envelop.

ln testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own., l have heretoafiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK SHEN. lftitnesses EV. E. Bnmis'rn, H. L. Quinson.

